Where Were You on April 26 1986?

(26 Apr 08 - RV) 22 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, work is under way on a larger, stronger shelter to cover the ruins of the exploded Soviet power plant and prevent further radiation leaks and contamination.


Chernobyl's reactor No. 4 exploded on April 26, 1986, spewing radiation over a large swath of the former Soviet Union and much of northern Europe in the world's worst
nuclear accident.


Adi Roche is the director of Chernobyl Children’s Project International, an organization that provides medical help and respite to children who still suffer the aftermath of the disaster. She told us more about the Chernobyl 22 years on…